The Center for Teaching Excellence works to keep faculty, staff, and teaching assistants connected and informed. Our goal is to help bring faculty members together to share ideas and resources, strengthen teaching, and to maximize learning. Graduate students are also welcome to participate. Browse through our teaching events and workshops to find ways we can support you.
Synchronous Events
The calendar below includes synchronous events and workshops hosted by CTE, as well as events held by other departments at UF. To see events that count toward the Passport to Great Teaching Program, filter by “Event Type.” To read more about the Passport to Great Teaching program, head to the Passport to Great Teaching webpage.
Asynchronous Events
The asynchronous workshops hosted by CTE and other departments at UF are listed below. Events that count toward the Passport to Great Teaching Program are labeled under the description. To read more about the Passport to Great Teaching Program, head to the Passport to Great Teaching webpage.
Below is a list of guided online workshops, offered by CTE and UFIT, that are included in the Passport to Great Teaching program. In order to receive miles, you must complete a reflection in the Passport Portal.
Accessible Online Environments
This self-paced online offering provides instruction on how to design online courses with accessibility in mind. The course covers different types of accessibility needs and suggestions for making an online course more accessible.
*This workshop is worth 250 miles in the Passport to Great Teaching program. Applicable Passport Categories: Great Online Teaching, Student Focused Teaching
Aligning Assessments to Objectives
Aligning Assessments to Objectives provides participants the opportunity to analyze the relationship between course goals, student learning objectives, and assessments. Participants will focus on creating a course architecture for one module of content that promotes a student-centered approach to course design.
*This workshop is worth 100 miles in the Passport to Great Teaching program. Applicable Passport Categories: Creative Assessment
Effective Feedback allows participants to analyze the positive impact of utilizing informative evaluations on student work in order to improve performance. Participants will be introduced to strategies that can be implemented in the course design process to provide effective feedback for all class sizes.
*This workshop is worth 100 miles in the Passport to Great Teaching program. Applicable Passport Categories: Creative Assessment, Student Focused Teaching
Engaging Online Learners uses research-supported studies to examine and model best practice in online course design. Participants will experience the online learning environment from the student perspective while working through activities intended to demonstrate mastery of a variety of topics including designing for student success, aligning student learning objectives, and creating engaging and accessible presentations.
*This workshop is worth 250 miles in the Passport to Great Teaching program. Applicable Passport Categories: Active Learning, Great Online Teaching, Student Focused Teaching
Technology to Improve Instructor Presence
In this instructional development opportunity, participants will explore strategies and tools to create an effective online instructor presence and incorporate technology into teaching. Participants will practice creating engaging and interactive instructional videos.
*This workshop is worth 250 miles in the Passport to Great Teaching program. Applicable Passport Categories: Great Online Teaching, Student Focused Teaching
Using Rubrics and Feedback to Improve Student Performance
In this instructional development opportunity, participants will review best practices of building effective rubrics and providing quality feedback in eLearning. Through varied activities, participants will be equipped with the skills necessary to implement rubrics to improve student performance.
*This workshop is worth 250 miles in the Passport to Great Teaching program. Applicable Passport Categories: Creative Assessment, Student Focused Teaching
Some online workshops are offered throughout the entire year and don’t have a start or end date. A list of these ongoing online workshops can be found below:
Center for Teaching Excellence Workshop Recordings
View our catalog of past workshop recordings! Please note that viewing these recordings cannot be applied toward miles within the Passport to Great Teaching program. For Passport miles, you must attend the live sessions.
*This workshop is worth 100 miles in the Passport to Great Teaching program. In order to receive miles, you must complete a reflection in the Passport Portal. Applicable Passport Categories: Cultural Competencies, Student Focused Teaching, Tackling Tough Talks
Great Online Course SeriesThis online workshop series is meant to help faculty make the best use of technology in their teaching.
*This workshop series is worth 500 miles in the Passport to Great Teaching program. In order to receive miles, you must complete a reflection in the Passport Portal. Applicable Passport Categories: Digital Literacy, Great Online Teaching
How to be a GREAT Online or Hybrid TAThis online workshop provides TA’s teaching online or hybrid courses with a solid teaching foundation.
*This workshop is worth 250 miles in the Passport to Great Teaching program. In order to receive miles, you must complete a reflection in the Passport Portal. Applicable Passport Categories: Great Online Teaching, Student Focused Teaching
TA Orientation and TA Principles & StrategiesYour work as a TA in the classroom is a critical element for student success. Learn good teaching practices to support your students!
*TA Orientation (part 1 & 2) is worth 200 miles and TA Principles & Strategies is worth 400 miles in the Passport to Great Teaching program. Applicable Passport Categories: Student Focused Teaching
Transparent Teaching for Hyflex ResourceIf you will be providing instruction to students participating through multiple modalities at the same time, the resources in this Canvas site are for you! We have gathered information on the most useful tools and strategies you will need and put them all in one place.
UF+Quality Matters CREW TrainingHelp your colleagues develop exemplary courses and become a UF+QM course reviewer! (Canvas login required)
*This workshop is worth 100 miles in the Passport to Great Teaching program. Applicable Passport Categories: UF + QM
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